Thursday, March 19, 2020

IN THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, CONSIDER THIS

Wellness is not just how you feel, it's how you interact with the world.
We are dealing with something unprecedented; but that also means we have a HISTORIC opportunity to lead and grow.
So, I'm continuing to do all I can to remind people that, during this growing pandemic, these THREE things below are so important. Please read and share.
 
1. Adopt a Role Model Mindset.
You can be a role model in how you deal with this.
You can keep a positive attitude and remain calm, thoughtful, productive, compassionate, disciplined in your healthy habits, and faithful and energized in your march toward your dreams.
Or, you can pop 20 bottles of wine, stop seeking your goals, complain, watch every episode of every show ever, dive deeper into distraction, wade into the pool of pessimism, and check out from your day, your goals, your family, your team, and your purpose. Dang it!
Look, I understand the urge to chill and pause and wait things out.
People are scared and the number one way they react to that is to stop trying.
But in this community we take a different path!
We are leaders and influencers and high performers!
High performers prefer progress over pause; we remain committed to being our best; we use downtime to our advantage, knowing that THIS is the time to deepen relationships, build new skills, and inch forward when everyone else is trapped in fear.
We also realize that our loved ones and those we lead are SEEING our attitude right now. They are seeing and FEELING if we truly practice gratitude, compassion, faith, leadership.
THIS is our time to show up and demonstrate the remarkable strength, optimism, resilience, and purpose of the human spirit. 
2. Wellness is EVERYTHING Right Now.
Wellness isn't just "Am I not sick? Do I feel good?"
Wellness is how you show up in the world.
Are you centered, positive, thoughtful, caring, courageous and willing to face and improve reality?
Or... not?
Wellness is the ultimate tell, it's the center of character and compassion -- if I am well, I care for myself and I treat others with respect and kindness.
Wellness reveals if you run and hide.
Wellness reveals if you choose fear or readiness.
Wellness shows up in how you set boundaries, what habits you choose, how disciplined you are, how you speak to your loved ones, whether or not you can delay gratification, how much you achieve today, who you ultimately become.
Wellness is a SKILL.
An ART.
The absolute MUST master area of your life.
3. Skill Up NOW!
I fear that a LOT of people do *not* understand the imposing nature and duration of this crisis.
So they are spending more time browsing than in skill development and insight acquisition.
PLEASE... you gotta skill up right now.
A huge huge huge number of people are going to lose jobs, watch their investments dwindle, and get left behind in what is increasingly becoming a digital economy. I've been saying for months that this is the year the recession would land on us, and obviously that has been accelerated.
I don't know what your goals are for the future, but please start learning right now. Go get online courses. Research. Get books, mentors, new tools to win. Don't mess around right now. What you do now will set you up for the long, long, long road ahead.

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